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Variable |
Source
/ Sensor |
Native
resolution |
Temporal
resolution/
extents |
Data
delivered |
Data
Product |
Bathymetry |
Smith & Sandwell |
2 minute |
n/a
|
3x3 km2 – GOA study area
9x9 km2 – GOA/BS study area
|
bathy_3km.zip
|
| bathy_9km.zip
|
Slope |
Smith & Sandwell |
2 minute |
n/a
|
3x3 km2 – GOA area
9x9 km2 – GOA/BS area
|
slope_3km.zip
|
| slope_9km.zip
|
Chlorophyll |
MODIS |
4 km |
monthly
2002 to 2005
|
3x3 km2 – GOA study area
monthly climatologies
|
chla_3km_monthly.zip
|
| |
|
|
North Pacific monthly climatologies
|
chla_npac_monthly.zip
|
| |
SeaWIFs |
9 km |
monthly
Sep 1997 to May 2006
|
9x9 km2 – GOA/BS study area
monthly averages (96 months).
|
chla_9km_months.zip
|
| Sea surface temperature (SST)
|
MODIS |
4 km |
monthly
2002 to 2005
|
3x3 km2 – GOA area
monthly climatologies
|
sst_3km_monthly.zip
|
Pathfinder AVHRR |
4 km |
monthly
Jan 1985 to Dec 2005
|
9x9 km2 – GOA/BS area monthly averages (252 months)
separate day and night products |
sst_9km_months.zip
|
| |
|
|
|
North Pacific monthly climatologies
|
sst_npac_monthly.zip
|
SST slope |
Pathfinder AVHRR |
4 km |
monthly
Jan 1985 to Dec 2005
|
9x9 km2 – GOA/BS area monthly averages (252 months)
separate day and night products |
sstslope_9km_months.zip
|
| Sea level anomaly (SLA)
|
Topex/Posideon |
0.33° |
weekly
1993 to 2003
|
3x3 km2 – GOA area
|
sla_3km_monthly.zip
|
monthly
Oct 1992 to Jan 2006
|
9x9 km2 – GOA/BS area monthly
averages (160 months)
|
sla_9km_months.zip
|
| |
|
|
|
North Pacific monthly climatologies
|
sla_npac_monthly.zip
|
Winds |
SSMI |
0.25° |
monthly
Jul 1987 to May 2006
|
3x3 km2 – GOA area
monthly climatologies
|
winds_3km_monthly.zip
|
| 9x9 km2 – GOA/BS area monthly
averages (560 months)
|
winds_9km_months.zip
|
| |
|
|
|
North Pacific monthly climatologies
|
winds_npac_monthly.zip
|
Water
column properties |
Hermann et al. |
3 km |
2-week averages
2001
|
GOA area, 2-week averages.
(28 time periods) 28 comma-delimited text files with one column per attribute
|
roms_3km.zip
|
